The Cubs had a rocking weekend at Wrigley Field, sweeping the Cardinals before three nearly-full houses.
That seemed a million miles away Monday evening. The Cubs managed just one hit until a pair of homers in the seventh inning, and lost to the Mets 5-2, ending their five-game winning streak.
Jake Arrieta didn’t allow a hit until the fourth inning, but was struggling with command even before then, issuing a pair of walks in the first. Eric Sogard’s one-out single in the third had been the Cubs’ only hit up to the time Jake got in trouble in the fourth.